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Table 1 Comparison of related work

From: A flexible online platform for computerized adaptive testing

 

Platform

R1–Flexible testing strategy

R2–Configurable item selection algorithm

R3–Flexible termination criterion

R4–Integration with other platforms

R5–Arbitrary item types and domains

Platforms for web-based delivery of CAT

Concerto

Yes

Yes

Yes

No–standalone platform

Limited–answers necessary via HTML forms

IRT-CAT

 

Limited–three pre-specified algorithms

 

No–standalone platform

 

CAT-MID

No–fixed

No–fixed

No–fixed

Possible via Adobe Flash

Limited–two different item types

Learning Platforms with CAT features

SIETTE

Limited–two different testing modes

Limited–three pre-specified algorithms

Limited–max. number of items can be spec.

No–standalone platform

Yes–via self-assessing Java applets

(Huang et al., 2009)

No–fixed

No–fixed

No–fixed

Possible because of modular architecture

 

MISTRAL

No–fixed

No–fixed

No–fixed

 

Discussed, but impl. not elaborated

(Duda & Walter, 2012)

   

Possible via service-oriented architecture

Limited–different types of multiple choice